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EMPLOYMENT MCQs

Total Questions : 30 | Page 3 of 3 pages
Question 21. The workers of a formal sector are not entitled to social security benefits like pension, medical allowance etc.
  1.    True
  2.    False
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B
False.The workers of a formal sector areentitled to social security benefits like pension, medical allowance etc.
Question 22. Which of the following is a type of wage employment?
  1.    Regular workers
  2.    Casual workers
  3.    Both (a) and (b)
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Both (a) and (b)
:
C
Both regular and casual workers are hired for wages.
Question 23. Employment is an economic activity which enables a person to earn means of living.
  1.    True
  2.    False
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
True.Employment is an economic activity which enables a person to earn means of living.
Question 24. All forms of unemployment reflect poverty, but all forms of poverty do not necessarily reflect unemployment. Which of the following is correct about the statement?
  1.    The first part is correct
  2.    The second part is correct
  3.    Both parts of the statement are incorrect. 
  4.    Both parts of the statement are correct. 
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> The second part is correct
:
B
The first part of the statement is incorrect, but the second part is true.Being out of work is not necessarily the same as being poor, because savings, or family support can, for instance, provide a financial cushion during a short period of work. Over time, unemployment causes these resources to be used up. However, even a long period out of work may not result in poverty where members of a household, other than the household head, are earning. Similarly, all forms of poverty do not necessarily relflect unemployment. In relative poverty, you are poor relative to a group of people who may be earning more than you, when you are in unemployment.
Question 25. Why is household work excluded from the estimation of GDP?
  1.    It is difficult to estimate the value of household work.
  2.    Household work doesn't involve production of goods. 
  3.    Household work adds no value to the economy. 
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> It is difficult to estimate the value of household work.
:
A
Household work is excluded from the estimation of GDP because GDPmeasuresthevalueof economic activity within a country, and it is difficult to estimate the value of work performed by a household.
Question 26. The total money value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a year is known as:
  1.    GDP
  2.    GNP
  3.    NNP
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> GDP
:
A
GDP is the total money value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a year.
Question 27. Social exclusion denies certain individuals the 
  1.    facilities 
  2.    benefits 
  3.    opportunities 
  4.    all of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> all of the above
:
D
Social exclusion denies certain individuals the facilities, benefits, and opportunities to rise abover their status and be at par with others.
Question 28. Persons who are engaged in economic activities are termed as workers and they constitute the workforce.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    NNP
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
True.Persons who are engaged in economic activities are termed as workers and they constitute the workforce.
Question 29. Which of the following is/are correct?
 

  1. Seasonal unemployment is in general a feature of rural unemployment

  2. Disguised unemployment is in general a feature of rural unemployment

  3. Disguised unemployment is in general a feature of urban unemployment

  4. In the secondary sector, small scale manufacturing is the most labour absorbing in India

  1.    1 & 2 only.
  2.    1 & 3 only.
  3.    1, 2 & 4 only
  4.    All the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2 & 4 only
:
C
1, 2, & 4 are correct statements.
Question 30. The activities which do not contribute to the gross domestic product are called economic activities.
  1.    True
  2.    False
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B
False.The activities which do not contribute to the gross domestic product are called non-economic activities.

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